California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 5 km NNE of Corralitos, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 5 km NNE of Corralitos, California on Tue, Oct 17, 1989, 7:51 PM PDT (02:51 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 4 km NW of Day Valley, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1989-10-18 02:51:21 UTC
Depth
8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.032° N, 121.772° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.31
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.74 km N of Interlaken, California · 13501 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.57 km SW of Monte Sereno, California · 13501 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.47 km N of Day Valley, California · 13501 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 3.04 km N of Interlaken, California · 13501 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 3.79 km N of Day Valley, California · 13501 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.53 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13501 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.00 km W of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.55 km NNE of Corralitos, California · 13501 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 3.25 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13501 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.52 km NNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.12 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.41 km WNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 3.28 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13501 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.92 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.58 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13501 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.98 km N of Day Valley, California · 13501 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 3.98 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13501 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 3.22 km N of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 4.03 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.17 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 3.11 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13501 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 3.24 km E of Interlaken, California · 13501 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 4.33 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 3.03 km WNW of Saratoga, California · 13501 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 2.67 km N of Day Valley, CA · 13501 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 2.53 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 2.14 km SSE of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 2.12 km ENE of Corralitos, California · 13501 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 3.88 km N of Day Valley, California · 13501 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 2.54 km WNW of Saratoga, California · 13501 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 2.54 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 13501 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 1.95 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13501 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 2.20 km S of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  34. 2.59 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 1.97 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13501 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 3.77 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13501 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 3.9Central California · 13501 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 2.44 km N of Interlaken, California · 13501 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 2.27 km SW of Monte Sereno, California · 13501 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 2.1Northern California · 13501 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 2.36 km N of Interlaken, California · 13501 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 3.38 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13501 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 2.36 km SW of Monte Sereno, California · 13501 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  44. 1.61 km SW of Monte Sereno, California · 13501 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  45. 1.67 km WNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 2.01 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 2.8Northern California · 13501 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 1.73 km SSE of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  49. 3.51 km N of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 2.32 km N of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 2.74 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13501 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 2.24 km WNW of Saratoga, California · 13501 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 1.64 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  54. 1.58 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 2.41 km NNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 2.16 km NNE of Corralitos, California · 13501 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 1.88 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 1.72 km W of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 2.0Northern California · 13501 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 2.33 km NE of Corralitos, California · 13501 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 3.02 km S of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 3.23 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13501 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.74 km S of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.82 km NNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 3.26 km WNW of Day Valley, California · 13501 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.47 km N of Day Valley, California · 13501 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.64 km W of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 3.10 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.81 km NNW of Live Oak, California · 13501 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.36 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.05 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13501 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.76 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.67 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.61 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.07 km N of Day Valley, California · 13501 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.57 km N of Day Valley, California · 13501 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 3.20 km SSE of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.64 km SW of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 1.77 km SW of Monte Sereno, California · 13501 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 3.04 km NE of Day Valley, California · 13501 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc252813. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:42 AM UTC.